Sheldon, Michigan
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Canton Charter Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48188. It stands on Sines Drain. The Survey maps it on the Wayne quadrangle.
On record in Sheldon
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 4 records
David and Elizabeth Bell Boldman Houselisted 2000
John and Edna Trusdell Fischer Farmsteadlisted 2000
Sheldon Innlisted 2000
George and Mary Pine Smith Houselisted 2000
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 20 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1905 USGS Plymouth quadrangle1:62500
- 1905 USGS Wayne quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1912 USGS Wayne quadrangle1:62500
- 1936 USGS Wayne quadrangle1:31680
- 1943 USGS Wayne quadrangle1:24000
- 1948 USGS Wayne quadrangle1:24000
- 1952 USGS Wayne quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Wayne quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1985 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
28 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 28 fires within 5 miles of Sheldon between 2018 and 2020, burning about 28 acres in total. 5 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 September 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CANTON FD 0006436 - 2019 |
| 8 August 2020 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BELLEVILLE FD 250 - 2020 |
| 7 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HURON TOWNSHIP FD 191022 - 2019 |
| 5 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CANTON FD 0005507 - 2019 |
| 2 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CANTON FD 0005396 - 2019 |
| 16 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WESTLAND FD 196293 - 2019 |
| 9 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WESTLAND FD 0001177 - 2018 |
| 5 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CANTON FD 0004628 - 2018 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Sheldon: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redman Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sheldon in 10 storm reports between 2004 and 2021: 5 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sheldon | $15,000 | The local television stations reported a large tree down on a trailer home. Property damages were estimated at roughly $15K. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sheldon | - | A 8 inch diameter tree limb reported down. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sheldon | - | A three to four inch diameter tree limb reported blown down. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sheldon | - | A trained spotter estimated a 60 MPH wind gust. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sheldon | - | A trained spotter estimated a 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust. |
| July 2011 | Hail | Sheldon | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Sheldon | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Sheldon | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Sheldon | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Sheldon | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canton | 2.4 miles | 20 | |
| Denton | 2.8 miles | 24 | |
| Belleville North | 3.6 miles | 19 | |
| Cherry Hill | 3.9 miles | 24 | |
| Wayne | 4.8 miles | 20 | |
| Belleville | 4.9 miles | 19 | |
| French Landing | 4.9 miles | 19 | |
| Norwayne | 4.9 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 637714. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.












